Re: Voice of Fire

Hi Janis,

I can't see a thing I'd change in that one. I love the way a change of orientation has transformed a peaceful sunset into a dynamic pillar of fire I like it much better than any of Newmanís zips (but wish he hadnít destroyed all his expressionist stuff as I like that genre very much).

Iíve always liked ĎCanuckí Ė it feels like a friendly word to me, but Iíve never used it when writing to Canadian friends as Iíve not been sure if itís an affectionate or a slightly derogatory term. Iíd be grateful if you could put me right on that one

I was going to say that I hoped your insomnia had eased by now, but if you can do work like this as a result, Iím a bit torn now

Cheers,

Seri (whoíll be having fun rotating and playing with past sunsets today, thanks to you )

Re: Voice of Fire

Originally Posted by Seriche

I can't see a thing I'd change in that one. I love the way a change of orientation has transformed a peaceful sunset into a dynamic pillar of fire

Thanks Seri, and welcome back! I must confess I learned the change of orientation trick from Canadian landscape photographer Courtney Milne. I once ordered a print of one of the images from his book Spirit of the Land from him and he mounted it upside down (under a signed matte). I wish I could show it to you, but I can't find a copy online. In any case, the rotation gave a wonderful dynamism to the image and turned it into a convincing abstract.

I like it much better than any of Newmanís zips (but wish he hadnít destroyed all his expressionist stuff as I like that genre very much).

I didn't know he called them 'zips' until today; thanks for that. In any case, our national gallery's purchase of his Voice of Fire (for $1.8M) was quite the scandal twenty years ago.

Iíve always liked ĎCanuckí Ė it feels like a friendly word to me, but Iíve never used it when writing to Canadian friends as Iíve not been sure if itís an affectionate or a slightly derogatory term. Iíd be grateful if you could put me right on that one

I've never felt it to be anything but affectionate. It may well have been used or taken as a pejorative in the distant past, but I don't think that is the case now.

Seri (whoíll be having fun rotating and playing with past sunsets today, thanks to you )

Re: Voice of Fire

Originally Posted by FrankMi

Hi Janis, I'll give it a go but I can't do it right this minute. If you like how it turns out I'll do the RAW as well if you would like.

OK, I couldn't wait to try it, Janis. I tipped the top? slightly to the right, mirrored the image without the black, and made it narrower to approximate the width of the original and flipped it to put the bright area at the top. What do you think?

Re: Voice of Fire

Originally Posted by FrankMi

OK, I couldn't wait to try it, Janis. I tipped the top? slightly to the right, mirrored the image without the black, and made it narrower to approximate the width of the original and flipped it to put the bright area at the top. What do you think?

I hope you like it!

Awesome, Frank! I think you have vastly improved it and made it better fit the title. Love it! Thank you!

Re: Voice of Fire

Well, I like the original and Franks rework, both great but with a different feel to them

OMG thank you so much for that link. Her work is beautiful. I have only had a chance to glance at a few, but have put it in my fav's so I can go back and check it out. If I am going to be influenced that is the kind of inspiration I am looking for.

I'm not sure Katy will see your link, but I'm sure she will love these, Perhaps you could send her and email